The outcome of the full Southampton City Council meeting on Wednesday 26 March at 2pm; article courtesy of the Daily Echo:

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 28, 2025 in News | 0 comments   Click on the link below to follow the article: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25042822.portswood-bus-gate-causing-chaos-misery-wont-scrapped/
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Play area announcement from Friends of Portswood Rec – Excellent news!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 28, 2025 in News | 0 comments “For those of you who may not already be aware, we are delighted to announce that following our brilliant recent fundraising campaign and successful meetings with Southampton City Council, work will commence shortly to improve the Play Area at Portswood Rec. The exciting new play equipment that is being installed includes a multi- tower climbing frame, zip wire, Tippi Spinner and a Cliff...
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Invitation to a ‘litter pick’ in Belmont Road, the play and dog parks and Lawn Road on Sunday 13 April from 0930 to 1030. See more below!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in News | 0 comments Inivtation from your local Councillors for Portswood Ward – Cllr Barbour, Cllr Finn and Cllr Savage: “Dear friends and neighbours, We have arranged a litter pick for Sunday 13th April from 0930 to 1030 meeting on the corner of St Denys Road  and Belmont Road.  We will go along Belmont Road to the play and dog parks and along Lawn Road if desired. We hope you can make it. Following...
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Unusual photos of Portswood! Taken in late March 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in News | 0 comments   Increasing the vibrancy of Portswood / Mencap lane – hazardous waste     New hotel on Portswood Road   / Increasing biodiversity on Portswood Broadway   ‘Blockbusters’ has been cleaned up! For how long?    
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Street sleepers/drinkers have replaced the cream/leather armchair with a striped armchair – Portswood Broadway, October Books side

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to FP at PACT meeting on Monday 24 March 2025. She said she would pass it on to the Senior Community Safety Officer and that I did not have to report it as that would suffice. Note: the striped armchair was picked up on morning of Thursday 27/3/25.
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Full Southampton City Council meeting Wednesday 26 March 2pm – Several items of interest concerning the Portswood Bus-gate

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 25, 2025 in News | 0 comments Several items of interest concerning the Portswood Bus-gate are to be debated at the Full Council meeting tomorrow.  You can attend in person or join in on-line. This is the Agenda: Agenda for Council, Wednesday 26 March 2.00pm Concerned Bus-gate residents are meeting at 1:15pm in advance of the Council Meeting. Agenda Item 4 Deputations.  There is to be a Deputation which relates to the...
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Adult Craft Session: ‘Pebble Painting’ at Portswood Library – Wednesday 26th March, 2pm to 3.30pm!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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Free family event on Sunday 30 March 2025 from 12:00 to 15:00 with Highfield’s own traditional folk group ‘Angling for Farthings!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments As part of its 20th Anniversary, the Southampton-based radio station Unity 101 is promoting a series of community events (see below), the first of which features Highfield’s own traditional folk group Angling for Farthings! It’s a free event for families, to be held in the Design Chapel in Cemetery Road SO15 7AF, on Sunday 30th March, 1200-1500. Info courtesy of a HRA...
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